Roadway Markings
A white broken line between lanes means you are allowed to do this at any time it’s safe.
What is change lanes?
This shape is used only for railroad advance warnings.
What is a circle?
They have the right-of-way when they are legally crossing the street at one of these.
What is a crosswalk?
This term describes scanning the road ahead, behind, and to the sides while driving (knowing what's going on around you)
What is situational awareness?
Hard braking shifts the vehicle’s weight in this direction.
What is to the front?
A solid white line means lane changes are legal but this is discouraged.
What is crossing the line?
A pennant-shaped sign indicates this restriction on passing.
What is “no passing zone”?
Drivers must stop when these individuals are standing in or approaching the crosswalk.
Who are pedestrians?
Drivers should check these every 5–8 seconds to maintain awareness of their surroundings.
What are mirrors?
This type of steering—too much or too sudden—creates a loss of balance and increases rollover risk.
What is oversteering?
These wide white lines across a lane tell drivers where to stop at an intersection.
What are stop lines?
The only sign that uses an upside-down triangle shape.
What is a yield sign?
This is the most common location where pedestrians are hit by turning vehicles.
What is an intersection?
This is the recommended amount of time you should look ahead to spot potential hazards early.
What is 12–15 seconds?
A vehicle becomes more stable when weight is kept here—through smooth acceleration, steering, and braking.
What is low and centered?
A painted white diamond in a lane indicates this type of lane.
What is an HOV/carpool lane?
The color fluorescent yellow-green is used for this category of signs.
What are pedestrian, bike, and school warnings?
At night, drivers can reduce risk by doing this to better spot pedestrians.
What is reduce speed and use high beams when safe?
This type of vision—used to detect movement and hazards—narrows significantly when a driver is distracted.
What is peripheral vision?
When braking into a curve, turning, and accelerating at the same time, you combine forces that can cause this dangerous loss of traction.
What is a skid?
Center lanes marked with solid yellow on the outside and dashed yellow inside are used for this purpose.
What is left turns only (shared left turn lane)?
Pentagon-shaped signs give warnings specific to these roadway users
Who are schoolchildren?
This visibility-related factor is responsible for most pedestrian fatalities occurring between 6 PM and midnight.
What is low-light or reduced nighttime visibility?
Using this mental skill allows a driver to anticipate what other drivers, pedestrians, or cyclists might do before they do it.
SIPDE
Vehicle balance is hardest to maintain on these types of road shapes.
What are curves?